A Living Piece of American History.
The Blennerhassett Hotel opened its doors in 1889, during the height of the Gilded Age, when Parkersburg was one of the most prosperous cities in the American interior. Commissioned by prominent local families and designed in the prevailing Victorian style, it immediately became the social and commercial anchor of the region.
Through the decades that followed — the turn of the century, the World Wars, the mid-century boom — the Blennerhassett endured as a constant. Industrialists, politicians, entertainers, and travelers from across the country passed through its lobby, dined in its restaurant, and slept beneath its ornate ceilings.
"There are hotels, and then there is the Blennerhassett. The difference is unmistakable from the moment you step through the door."
— Travel & Leisure, historic reviewFollowing a meticulous restoration, the hotel was listed on the National Register of Historic Places — a designation that recognized not merely its architecture, but its living role in the cultural fabric of West Virginia and the Ohio River Valley. Today the Blennerhassett continues to welcome guests with the same hospitality that defined it in 1889, now enhanced by modern amenities that never compromise its historic character.